Effect of pore size distribution and connectivity on phase behavior and gas condensate production from unconventional resources

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE USA Unconventional Resources Conference 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 85-97

  Sanaei, Alireza ^a   Jamili, Ahmad ^a   Callard, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; GAS CONDENSATES; GASES; MOLECULES; NANOPORES; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE VALUATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE GAS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONDENSATE PRODUCTION; FACILITIES MANAGEMENT; GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS; MOLECULE-MOLECULE INTERACTIONS; NANO-SCALE CONFINEMENTS; PERMEABILITY IMPAIRMENTS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 84905731323     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/168970-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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